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newjersey

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I have an 89 gt and it runs pretty fine , but the oil is starting to look very tanish , Is there anywhere i should be looking for a leak where waters draining in somewhere , newbie . any help Thanks...
 

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a milky tan? or is the new oil just getting darker? if its milky, first guess would be a head gasket.....
 
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Yes thats exactly what it is a mikly tan , So the head gaskets you say . ill replace them and hopefully its back to normal.. Thanks alot for you response man ..and NICE CAR by the way
 

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Could also be just the intake gaskets, letting water seep into the lifter valley?
 

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or the pcv valve is pluged and you are getting excessive moisture....my truck did this to me. check that and check the coolant system by doing a pressure test
 
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Recommend a pressure test before any gasket replacements.. Thanks alot...
 

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you could even take the plugs out and pressure test it and see if coolant is getting in 1 of the cyls....or let sit with pressure on it for a few hours and with the plugs out get a friend to crank the car over (with the pressure tester off) and look to see if any coolant come out of any spark plug holes.
 

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newjersey said:
Recommend a pressure test before any gasket replacements.. Thanks alot...
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definately. i was just saying, more often than not, coolant in the oil is from a blown hg. I'd check everything i could before tearing it apart.
 
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Deffinitly thats the cheapest way at first lol, and if so the other effect any effect on the plugs ? Thanks again ...
 
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